| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The New Machiavelli by H. G. Wells: myself quoting Kipling--
"All along o' dirtiness, all along o' mess,
All along o' doin' things rather-more-or-less."
"We build the state," we said over and over again. "That is what we
are for--servants of the new reorganisation!"
We planned half in earnest and half Utopianising, a League of Social
Service.
We talked of the splendid world of men that might grow out of such
unpaid and ill-paid work as we were setting our faces to do. We
spoke of the intricate difficulties, the monstrous passive
resistances, the hostilities to such a development as we conceived
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Tanach: Daniel 8: 8 And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly; and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up the appearance of four horns toward the four winds of heaven.
Daniel 8: 9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauteous land.
Daniel 8: 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.
Daniel 8: 11 Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and from him the continual burnt-offering was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Daniel 8: 12 And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt-offering through transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it wrought, and prospered.
Daniel 8: 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto that certain one who spoke: 'How long shall be the vision concerning the continual burnt-offering, and the transgression that causes appalment, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled under foot?'
Daniel 8: 14 And he said unto me: 'Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be victorious.'
Daniel 8: 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
Daniel 8: 16 And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, who called, and said: 'Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.'
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Job 11: 6 And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Job 11: 7 Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
Job 11: 8 It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?
Job 11: 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Job 11: 10 If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?
Job 11: 11 For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?
Job 11: 12 But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
Job 11: 13 If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him--
Job 11: 14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents--
Job 11: 15 Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;
Job 11: 16 For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
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